Improvement in pumps



J. KIMES.

PUMP.

Patented March 21,1876.

LR, WASHINGTON D 0 N. PETERS, PHOTO-UT WITNESSES Q? M UNITED STATESPATENT OFFIoa JACOB KIMES, OF TECUMSEH, NEBRASKA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PUMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,91 l, dated March21, 1876 application filed February 3, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KIMES, of Tecumseh, county of Johnson andState of Nebraska, have invented certain in Pumps, of which thefollowing is a specification:

The nature of my invention relates to'improvements in what are known asliftingpumps and the invention consists in arranging two pumps in suchmanner that the one will raise the water 'from its bed and discharge itinto a reservoir, while the other pump will raise it from said reservoirand discharge it where desired, by which means the water may be raiseddouble the usual height. Both piston-rods are connected to the samehandle or lever, in such manner that they may be operated alternately,and the parts are all so connected and arranged that the pumpsthemselves become the supports for all of the operating devices.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willnow proceed to describe the same, with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, ofapump embodying my invention.

Referring to the parts by letters, letter A represents the lower pump,which extends to the bottom of the well or other source from which thewater is to be drawn. To the up per end of the pump A, the lower end ofa similar pump, B, is attached by a stirrup, O.

Improvements Beneath the lower end of the pump B a reservoir, D, isattached in a position to receive water from the delivery-pipe a of thelower pump, and to hold it convenient for delivery to the lower end ofthe pump B. In other respeets the pumps A and B may be constructed asdesired, each being furnished with any ordinary valve, 6, and also withbuckets e. The connecting-rods e extend upward from both pumps to acommon height, and are connected at their upper ends, one to each end ofa lever or handle, E, which is fulcrumed at its cen- 'tral part to theupper end of the standard F,

which is sustained by the pump B.

The operation is evident: both pumps may be operated by the lever E, thepump A delivering to the reservoir D, from which the pump A receives anddelivers at its spout b. It will be plain that with my improvement watermay be drawn twice the height possible with a single pump.

1 claim The combination of the two lifting or suction pumps A B, unitedby stirrups U with the delivery-pipe a and reservoir D, arranged tooperate by means of the rods 0, brakelever E, and standard F,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JACOB KIMES. Witnesses:

CHA's. N. MAYBERRY, J. S. DEW.

